Amsterdam canal houses on the Herengracht

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canal house historic residential building ensemble

The Amsterdam canal houses on the Herengracht are a series of grand, narrow waterfront residences built during the Dutch Golden Age, renowned for their elegant gabled facades and historically affluent merchant inhabitants.

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Herengracht canal houses in Amsterdam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal house ⓘ
historic residential building ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dutch Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dutch Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Amsterdam merchant elite ⓘ
Dutch maritime trade ⓘ
urban planning of the 17th-century canal expansion ⓘ
builtDuring Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor bankers ⓘ
regent families ⓘ
trading companies ⓘ
wealthy merchants ⓘ
formsSectionOf Herengracht "Golden Bend" (Gouden Bocht) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic brick construction ⓘ
canal gardens behind houses ⓘ
canal-side entrances ⓘ
coach houses in rear lots ⓘ
decorative stonework ⓘ
deep floor plans ⓘ
high ceilings ⓘ
hoisting beams or gable hooks ⓘ
large sash or cross windows ⓘ
merchant warehouses at rear ⓘ
narrow plots ⓘ
ornate gables ⓘ
ornate interiors ⓘ
symmetrical facades ⓘ
waterfront facades ⓘ
hasReputationFor affluent historical residents ⓘ
architectural uniformity ⓘ
elegant gabled facades ⓘ
monumental canal-front appearance ⓘ
prestigious addresses ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
rijksmonument (national heritage site) for many individual houses ⓘ
locatedIn Amsterdam ⓘ
Herengracht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
North Holland ⓘ
partOf Amsterdam canal ring NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grachtengordel NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht" NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantConstructionPeriod 17th century ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
tourismAttraction popular sightseeing area in Amsterdam ⓘ
usedAs boutique hotels ⓘ
cultural institutions ⓘ
museums ⓘ
offices ⓘ
private residences ⓘ

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Dutch Classicism → notableWork → Amsterdam canal houses on the Herengracht ⓘ
Philips Vingboons → notableWork → Amsterdam canal houses on the Herengracht ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herengracht canal houses in Amsterdam